THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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challenged the old order
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supported absolute monarchs
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wrote short stories
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opposed new views of philosophes
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Detailed explanation-1: -They believed that God had set up the old order. To protect against the attacks of the Enlightenment, they waged a war of censorship, or restricting access to ideas and information.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Enlightenment, there were many writers producing influential works and ideas that spread across the globe. Many talked about how governments should move away from absolute monarchies and better represent the people. These books were widely distributed and read by lots of people.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the Enlightenment, what argument did government and church officials use to justify their war of censorship? God set up the old order. What British law imposed taxes on such items as newspapers and pamphlets in the American colonies? national and state governments.
Detailed explanation-4: -Enlightenment thinkers criticized accepted ideas about government. Some questioned the medieval belief in the divine right of kings [the idea that God chose a country’s king, and that the king got his authority from God.] Many Enlightenment thinkers stressed individual rights that governments must respect.